The staff Surname
staff Name Meaning and History
English (mainly Norfolk): from Middle English staf ‘rod’,
‘staff’; a nickname for a tall, thin person, or a metonymic
occupational name for anyone who carried a staff of office, a reminder
of his right to inflict physical discipline.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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